David Moyes suggests his Sunderland side requires five more victories to avoid relegation.

The Black Cats lost 2-0 at Everton on Saturday which sees them sitting at the foot of the Premier League table with 19 points from 26 matches.

There are 12 fixtures remaining in the 2016/17 season and in a bid to move out of the bottom three, Moyes is of the belief that a handful of wins can see them to safety having won on five occasions since he took the reins at the Stadium of Light in the summer.

"I don't know how many points it will take but I've an idea I'm going to have to win about 10 games to give myself any chance so I've got a bit of work to do between now and the end of the season," he said.

"I believe that we'll get on a good run somewhere along the line.

"I don't think it's too late.

"We've got a tough run – the next game is Manchester City so I'm not kidding myself. We're in a couple of games where we just have to stick with it but I think Sunderland have been in a lower state than this and come from behind. I still believe there's a run.

"I still think we can win three or four games somewhere – and we are going to have to do that in the run-in."